Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Dictyocha):
This taxon: 4- sided with apical bridge
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
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Geological Range:
Notes: Forms similar to D. fibula are found throughout the Cenozoic (Perch-Nielsen 1985)
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source: Present in plankton
First occurrence (base): within Palaeocene (-Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source: Perch-Nielsen 1985
Plot of occurrence data:
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Dictyocha fibula compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 23-1-2026
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Comments (3)
Dictyocha pentagona (Schulz) Bukry & Foster 1973-record paleocene-recent: Arabian Sea (bas. Dictyocha fibula var pentagona Schulz 1928, syn. Dictyocha fibula f. pentagona (Schulz) Frenguelli 1935, Dictyocha pentagona (Lemm.) Martini, 1971; Dictyocha pentagona (Schulz)Ciesielski) 1975
Dictyocha rhombica (Schulz) Deflandre 1941-record: Paleocene to recent: Atlantic, Japan, Arabian Sea (Bas. Dictyocha fibula var aspera f. rhombica Schulz 1928, syn. D. fibula var. rhombica (Schulz) Ichikawa 1956
HI Ines
Sorry for long delay in replying, silicoflagellates are well outside my expertise so really all I was trying to do here was to illustrate the main species we find in modern nannoplankton samples.
Jeremy